Jordan, which became more important for the World Cup, 'number of cases' appeared in Korea again
Jordan, which became more important for the World Cup, 'number of cases' appeared in Korea again
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"The number of cases" is an indispensable keyword in Korean soccer. In particular, he is a regular guest who always appears at the FIFA World Cup, and he also reminded me of the North Korea-China tournament.
The South Korean men's soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the eighth match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th.
As of the 23rd, South Korea is leading Group B in the preliminary round.
He has four wins and three draws (15 points), but he cannot be relieved of his No. 1 position.
It is painful that the team ended up with a 1-1 draw against Oman in Game 7 at Goyang Stadium on the 20th.
South Korea, ranked 23rd in FIFA, seemed to win a new victory against Oman, ranked 80th, with Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton)'s first goal in the 41st minute of the first half.
However, he allowed an equalizer to his opponent in the 35th minute of the second half, earning only one point.
If South Korea had won the match against Oman, it could have confirmed its advance to the World Cup finals early during the A-match period in March.
If Hong Myung-bo grabbed Oman and beat Jordan in Game 8, it would have been possible to go to the finals regardless of the results of the 9th Iraq (away) match and the 10th Kuwait (home) match, which will be held in June.
He was able to make his 11th consecutive World Cup finals and 12th World Cup stage before others.
But South Korea did not take the opportunity.
In the meantime, Jordan and Iraq (more than 12 points), which were ranked second and third, chased by three points.
Coincidentally, the next opponent is Jordan, who is closely chasing South Korea.
It seems difficult for South Korea, which struggled against 80th-ranked Oman, to win against 64th-ranked Jordan, which is considered a stronger team than Oman.
Unlike South Korea, which was sluggish for 90 minutes in the match against Oman, Jordan defeated Palestine 3-1 in Game 7, which has a good atmosphere.
In addition, South Korea also remembered losing 0-2 to Jordan in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, which ended in Qatar in February last year.
If Jordan makes an unusual move against South Korea, it will lose its No. 1 spot in the group.
On top of that, if third-place Iraq wins a big victory against Palestine and South Korea loses to Jordan, it could be pushed back to third place.
In this case, the three countries have the same points as 15, but there will be a change in the ranking on the goal difference.
In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will head to the finals, so South Korea will face the 9th and 10th games amid anxiety.
Just in time, the opponent of Game 9 is Iraq, and it is an away match in the Middle East, where South Korea has traditionally been weak.
As such, the draw against Oman has led to a situation in which the number of cases has to be considered. 메이저사이트
But the simplest way for Korea to make it to the World Cup finals quickly is to win against Jordan and even catch Iraq.
Attention is focusing on whether Korea can overcome the crisis and reverse the trend in a chaotic situation such as a stagnant atmosphere and bad injuries.